DESC: latest offer would see new teachers start on £36,000+

An offer made by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture would see new qualified teachers on Island start on more than £36,000.

That's according to the department as some teachers are set to begin strike action in a dispute over pay, workload and working practices.

In a statement released earlier today - teachers' UNION NASUWT confirmed it will take six days of strike action - starting on Wednesday, November 30.

In response, the department says it's made an offer to all teacher unions for the current academic year and is waiting for a response, and hasn't been informed by the NASUWT if they've rejected this offer.

The department says the package offered will see the wages of newly qualified teachers (NQTs) rise by 11.9% and school leaders by 8% from 1 September 2022.

This means a newly qualified teacher on the Isle of Man will start on £36,557.

According to the NASUWT, the union has 'overwhelmingly rejected' the revised pay offer.

DESC says the 'education of young people remains the top priority' and it 'has an open door policy for all teacher unions.'